WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the sprawling agency.
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said senior DHS officials would explore ways to detect and prevent extremism in an agency that includes the U.S.
Coast Guard and the country’s primary immigration enforcement agencies. “Domestic violent extremism poses the most lethal and persistent terrorism-related threat to our country today,” Mayorkas said. “As we work to safeguard our Nation, we must be vigilant in our efforts to identify and combat domestic violent extremism within both the broader community and our own organization." DHS did not cite any specific incidents in announcing